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Numbers Carried
Company Number Date From
War Dept. 1601 m/e 01/1918
London and North Western Railway 2900 m/e 12/1919
London and North Eastern Railway (1924) 6373   31/05/1924
War Dept. 790   25/10/1941

Locomotive Specifics
Designer J. Robinson
Class O4
Company History GCR/LNER
Wheels 2-8-0
Builder Kitson
Order Number 477Z
Works Number 5183
To Service During 01/1918
Taken into Stock 31/05/1924
Withdrawal Sat 25/10/1941 off Doncaster (DON)
Service Life 23 yrs, 9 mths , 24 dys

Disposal

Notes
Notes Renumbered 790 and sent to the Middle East

Allocations
Code Subsequent Codes Name From Date
    (New) m/e 01/1918
91LNWR   (on loan)   12/1919
ROD       08/1921
GOR   Gorton on 29/05/1924
LNG   Langwith Junction on 15/01/1926
DON   Doncaster on 11/01/1939
     Withdrawn on 25/10/1941

Modifications
Date Modified Modification
01/1918 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1246)
12/01/1929 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1456)
21/03/1931 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 117)
03/06/1933 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 861)
13/07/1935 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1946)
14/08/1937 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 3203)
11/11/1939 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1115)
25/10/1941 Diagram 15 boiler fitted (number 1174)


Works Visits
Works Stopped Entry Departure Duration Level of Work Actual Mileage
Gorton Works 05/04/1924 31/05/1924 57 days General Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6373
 
Gorton Works 10/09/1927 22/10/1927 43 days General    
Gorton Works 27/10/1928 12/01/1929 78 days General Boiler number 1456 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 07/03/1931 21/03/1931 15 days General Boiler number 117 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 27/05/1933 03/06/1933 8 days General Boiler number 861 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 29/06/1935 13/07/1935 15 days General Boiler number 1946 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 31/07/1937 14/08/1937 15 days General Boiler number 3203 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 28/10/1939 11/11/1939 15 days General Boiler number 1115 (Diagram 15)
 
Gorton Works 03/10/1941 25/10/1941 23 days General Boiler number 1174 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 790
 

Summary
Date Event Details Source See Also
01/1918 To Service To service as ROD Number 1601
Built at Kitson, Works Number 5183
Diagram 15 boiler fitted
   
12/1919 Allocation      
12/1919 Renumbered Renumbered to 2900    
08/1921 Allocation      
05/04/1924 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 05/04/1924. Dep: 31/05/1924.
Work undertaken:
Renumbered to LNER (1924) number 6373
   
29/05/1924 Allocation Reallocated to Gorton (GOR)    
31/05/1924 To Stock To LNER stock    
15/01/1926 Allocation Reallocated to Langwith Junction (LNG)    
10/09/1927 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 10/09/1927. Dep: 22/10/1927.    
27/10/1928 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/10/1928. Dep: 12/01/1929.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1456 (Diagram 15)
   
07/03/1931 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 07/03/1931. Dep: 21/03/1931.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 117 (Diagram 15)
   
27/05/1933 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 27/05/1933. Dep: 03/06/1933.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 861 (Diagram 15)
   
29/06/1935 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 29/06/1935. Dep: 13/07/1935.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1946 (Diagram 15)
   
31/07/1937 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 31/07/1937. Dep: 14/08/1937.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 3203 (Diagram 15)
   
11/01/1939 Allocation Reallocated to Doncaster (DON)    
28/10/1939 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 28/10/1939. Dep: 11/11/1939.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1115 (Diagram 15)
   
03/10/1941 Works Visit Works Visit - Gorton Works (General) - Arr: 03/10/1941. Dep: 25/10/1941.
Work undertaken:
Boiler number 1174 (Diagram 15)
Renumbered to WD 790
   
25/10/1941 Withdrawn Condemned as 790 from Doncaster (DON)    

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